Name |
Joseph Maria de Loreta Fernandez [1] |
Birth |
10 Dec 1803 |
New Orleans, Louisiana [2, 3] |
- "el quel niño nacio aqui el dia dies de deciembre del año mil ochocientos y tres"
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Baptism |
13 Dec 1804 |
St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana [2] |
- "dia treden [?] deciembre de este año de mil ocho cientos y quatro"—I assume "trece," for 13th, but it might be 30th.
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Gender |
Male |
Census |
1840 |
New Orleans, Louisiana [4] |
- As "J M Fernandez." Two white males (aged 10 to 14, and aged 30 to 39) and two white females (also aged 10 to 14, and 30 to 39). Two male slaves 24-35, one female slave under 10, one female slave 10-23. 1 person employed in manufacture and trade.
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Obituary |
Obituary, Louisiana Courier, 10 Oct. 1845 (Pg. 2 col. 5, 6):
"Died this morning at 4 o'clock, Mr. Joseph M. Fernandez, aged 41 years 10 mos. His friends and acquaintances, and those of the family, are invited to attend his funeral tomorrow the 10th inst, at 4 1/2 o'clock precisely in the afternoon, without further invitation, from his late residence, corner of Bienville and Claiborne streets." This gives his birth date as about Dec. 1803.
Another obituary was published in the Daily Picayune, 10 Oct. 1845, p2 c5. |
Death |
9 Oct 1845 |
New Orleans, Louisiana [5, 6] |
Notes |
- A Joseph Fernandez, b. at. 1802, appears on a New Orleans immigration lists in 1820 traveling from Pensacola to New Orleans on the ship "Theresa."
There are two people named "Joseph Fernandez" in the 1820 census. Both have white males older than him, so I assume that he's not in the 1820 census as being probably too young to be an HOH. He also might be one of these immigrants.
A "Jose Fernandez" b. abt. 1804, aged 22, appears on New Orleans immigration lists in 1825 entering New Orleans. The same name appears again in 1831.
In 1830 two Joseph Fernandezes appear in the census: Joseph Fernandez in the northern suburbs, and Joseph Min Fernandez in the Lower Suburbs. Joseph Min has no adult males (it's a female HOH), so this can't be him. Joseph in the Northern Suburbs has no white females under 5 (which would be Lorenza's age), but two white females 5-9, and the only white male is 40-49 (too old for him), so I don't see how this can be him either.
According to the book Old New Orleans, a History of the Vieux Carre, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings by Stanley Arthur, Joseph Marie Fernandez was a contractor who built a couple of buildings in the Old Quarter in 1832 and 1834.
In the 1832 City Directory there are these two entries:
Fernandez, Joseph . . . cabinet maker . . . 84 St. Anne
Fernandez, J. . . . . . . Bayou c. Marais
In 1828 his name appears in the Notarial Archives document in the index to work by Feliz DeArmas, Notary Public.
In 1833 his name appears in the Notarial Archives document in the index to work by Feliz DeArmas, Notary Public.
In 1840 three J Fernandezes appear in the US census for New Orleans. "J.M. Fernandez" in the 1840 census for New Orleans is probably him. There are two males (aged 10 to 14, and aged 30 to 39) and two females (also aged 10 to 14, and 30 to 39) in the household. This is likely to be him, though I don't know who the male 10-14 would be. The other two can't be him: one, in Ward 1, has 1 male from 60-69 and 11 slaves; "J Fernandez" in Ward 2 has two men, one in 40s and one in 50s.
He appears several times in the Parish Court Index for New Orleans. He is the plaintiff in a suit against creditors (7960). "Fernandez, Joseph Marie and alia" are defendants in a suit by "Plicque & Le Bean" (7676); and he is the defendant in a suite by "Cajus, J.B.; testy. Executor & al." (7578). He is also the defendant in a suit by this wife:
Plaintiff: Fouque, Anne Cecile
Defendant: Fernandez, Jh. M. (husband)
Number: 8359 [7, 8, 9, 10]
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Person ID |
I6648 |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |
Spouse / Partner |
Ana Cecilia Fouque b. 9 Oct 1807, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 18 Apr 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 75 years) |
Marriage |
9 Oct 1826 |
New Orleans, Louisiana [6, 11] |
- marriage vol. 4, page 89, act 465
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Children |
| 1. Joseph William Fernandez b. 24 Jul 1827, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 16 Mar 1879, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 51 years) |
+ | 2. Lorenza Maria Fernandez b. 25 Jun 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 30 Mar 1853, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 24 years) |
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Family ID |
F4706 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |